Feb. 10, 2002

The University of Kentucky men’s golf team jumped two spots in the final round to finish in 12th place in its spring season opener at the University of Florida Gator Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 10 in Gainesville. The squad posted a team score of 888 for the three-round, highly-competitive tournament.

Freshman John Holmes and junior Andy Dustman tallied the top finishes for the Wildcats as they ended the two-day invitational in a tie for 37th place with a pair of 10-over par 220’s. Other UK finishers included senior John-Gordon Beckett with a 221, freshman Mark Blakefield with a 227 and junior Ryan Coyne with a 235.

The Gator Invitational title went to LSU with a team score of 846. Alabama-Birmingham’s Graeme MCDowell took medalist honors for his three-round, 10-under par performance.

The Cats will be back in action on Feb. 18-19 at the Matlock Invitational in Lakeland, Fla.

Agate:1 Louisiana State U. 289 277 280 846 +62  Purdue University 292 285 270 847 +7Florida, U. of 282 283 282 847 +7UAB 274 282 291 847 +75 Augusta State U. 291 275 282 848 +86 Georgia State Univ. 285 285 286 856 +16Alabama, U. of 289 289 278 856 +168 Charleston, Coll. of 285 291 286 862 +229 Georgia Southern U. 287 289 288 864 +2410 North Florida, U. of 295 283 292 870 +3011 Florida State Univ. 289 291 296 876 +3612 Kentucky, U. of 301 296 291 888 +4813 Ohio State Univ. 313 293 284 890 +50Central Florida, U. 298 298 294 890 +5015 So. Florida, U. of 300 291 302 893 +53

IndividualsT 37 John Holmes (73+77+70=220)T 37 Andy Dustman (77+73+70=220)T 44 John Gordon Beckett (74+72+75=221)T 66 Mark Blakefield (77+77+73=227)T 76 Ryan Coyne (79+79+77=235)